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Book Review of Street Justice

Street Justice
Street Justice
Author: Chuck Zito
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
Book Type: Paperback
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Street Justice is the autobiography of a man named Chuck Zito. He was born in the Bronx,lived in Brooklyn then New Rochelle, New York. He learned at an early age that life could be unfair so you have to learn to take care of yourself. His first encounter involved a bully when he was very young. Chuck then became interested in boxing finding out that his father was a boxer during the depression. Along the way, he earned several black belts in various martial arts. He never backed away from a fight; I admired that as well as how open and honest he could be even to his enemy. Motorcycles caught his eye in his late teens and he met a member of the Hell's Angels; soon he got a hog and became a member. Most of his adult life he acted as bodyguard to a number of stars and famous people, relating snippets of their interactions. But this is not a tell-all book about any famous star or stars. I enjoyed it since I grew up in B'klyn and could relate to some of his experiences.